Following sold out London shows in 2013, we’re thrilled to welcome Lubomyr Melnyk to the Vortex.
A true innovator, exploring new directions for contemporary music and pioneering ‘Continuous Piano Music’, Lubomyr Melnyk isn’t just regarded as one of the world’s fastest concert pianists, his compositions also truly carry the listener to new realms. To witness one of his rare live performances is nothing short of a mind-opening experience.
Melnyk has shown a remarkable devotion to the instrument, always striving to discover new ways of composing music in the continuous mode. His focus is on the actual sound of the piano as much as the harmonies and melodies of the music.
Using rapid and complex note patterns, Lubomyr’s virtuoso piano technique forms overtones that blend, collide or even create new melodies in rare moments, and thereby shape the composition beyond its original form. To accomplish this requires a special technique, one that has taken him many years to master.
2013 saw his first release on UK label Erased Tapes. Entitled ‘Corollaries‘, the album was recorded and produced by Peter Broderick with the additional help of Nils Frahm and Martyn Heyne. Erased Tapes founder Robert Raths knew it was time to share the great musical legacy of Melnyk, to which he simply responded: ‘Where were you guys when I was thirty?’
‘Minimalism at its most lush, ornate, and taxing’ – Pitchfork
‘His music is a dream, and after all these years, Lubomyr Melnyk’s dream has come true’ – Fluid Radio
‘A lustrous, shimmering soundworld’ Album of the Month – Textura